Despite FIFA World Cup Success, Serena Williams’ Former Coach Laments Missing Out on One Crucial Thing From Her Home-Country

It was a crunch Group B match in the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. Hosts Australia was in a do-or-die situation against an unbeaten Canadian side. Needing a victory, the local supporters were hopeful of a good show from their team. The Matildas didn’t disappoint as they produced the performance of the tournament against their hapless opponents. Not only did they qualify for the next round but also topped Group B with a 4-0 win. Reacting to this win, Serena Williams’ former coach, Rennae Stubbs had a point to say about her native country.

Social media went abuzz as Australia’s women’s soccer team, inspired by their home supporters produced a stunning show. Placed three spots below Canada in the FIFA women’s soccer rankings, Australia dominated the match from the start till the very end to win by a comfortable margin. Here is how Stubbs reacted.

What did Serena Williams’ former coach say?

Rennae Stubbs is active on social media and often shares her opinions on platforms such as Twitter. On this occasion, she took to her official Twitter handle to congratulate her country on the brilliant win.

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Talking about this, she said, “The only thing that makes me sad with this win today is that I’m not there to see these games live!!! I’m with you in heart and spirit @TheMatildas!!!! So proud of you all!!!”

With this victory, Australia move into the round-of-16 stage of the tournament. Meanwhile, Canada was knocked out of the tournament after dropping to third place in the group. In the pre-quarterfinal clash, Australia will take on the runners-up of Group D consisting of England, Denmark, China, and Haiti.

Stubbs shares the inspiring story of an immigrant soccer star

Earlier this month, Serena’s former coach was full of praise for Naomi Girma, an immigrant US soccer star who went through difficult times to shine on soccer’s biggest stage. Opening up about her, Stubbs said, “For those of you so worried about immigrants, these are their stories and they should be told! They’re literally the backbone of the USA.”

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Meanwhile, USWNT faces a crunch clash against Portugal tomorrow. Can they defend their title? Let us know your views in the comments below.